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sharky

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My Zoey is now hunting and catching things... she got a rat or mouse and was bringing it in to me.... My ?? is other than shot ( she is current) and worming what should I do since unlike my Kandie , Zoey is killing and eating her prey... How often do you worm??
 

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I get mine wormed every three months, and they catch and eat things too. My vet says that is is OK, but I do keep a watch in case I see anything nasty. Never have, though and they all seem fine.
 
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Thank you... Zoey is quite the handful
 

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My parents cats eat many mice - My mother has them wormed regularly since they seem to pick up worms fairly fast this way. It mainly seems to be the younger cat that gets worms - she eats probably a couple of mice a day... She just sits on the hay bales and waits for the poor things to skittle past. Then at dinner time she comes inside and demands her bowls to be filled


If your cat is eating mice, its worth a stool sample exam by the vet for worms. Your cat can get worms by other means too - like fleas, so keep a check on fleas.
 

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I worm every three months too and watch just in case I see worms.
However if the cats share the litter box all cats should be wormed!!
 
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